The Thunderbolt's Unlikely Beneficiary: Reflections on Life and Mortality Thomas Fahmy, a US Republican Party staffer from Staten Island, New York, recently experienced an incident that would be jarring for anyone – being struck by lightning.
What makes this story remarkable is not just the fact that Fahmy walked away unscathed, but also his philosophical reflections on life and mortality in its aftermath.
Fahmy's ordeal began with a visit to the dentist, interrupted by a bolt of lightning that left him shaken.